Medan Jaya

Medan Jaya

Full name	Medan Jaya Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Sumatra Deer
Founded	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Ground	Teladan Stadium, Medan, North Sumatra
Capacity	15,000
Owner	PT. Medana Sport
Chairman	Bobby Nasution
League	Liga 3
2021–22	Round of 16, (North Sumatra zone)
Home colours Away colours

Medan Jaya or Penajam Medan Jaya (2008–09) or Medina Medan Jaya (2010-now) is an Indonesian football academy club owned by the municipal government based in Medan, North Sumatra. The club was founded in 1987 and currently competes in Liga 3. Their home ground is Teladan Stadium.

History

Since Medan Jaya' establishment in 1987, it has become a well-respected club in the era of competition Galatama and the Premier Division as well. However, the achievements of the club started to decline in the late 1990s. Medan Jaya was relegated to the First Division during the 1999/2000 season. It returned to the top tier but was relegated again to the Second Division in 2004. Medan Jaya managed to win promotion to First Division the following season.

Name

• PS Medan Jaya (1987–2008; original club name).
• Penajam Medan Jaya (2008–2009; incorporating the name of the owner of the majority stake).
• Medina Medan Jaya (2010–present; incorporating the name of the owner of the majority stake).

References

External links

• Medina Medan Jaya at Liga-Indonesia.co.id